Golden Hands of Vergadain

Golden Hands of Vergadain

Basic Information

Favored deity

Membership

Members

The Golden Hands of Vergadain were a dwarven order of priests and thieves who followed the god Vergadain, the Merchant King. They tasked themselves with defending a variety of dwarven interests throughout Faerûn. They were active in the mid–14th century DR.[1][2]

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When in a city, the Golden Hands were arranged very much like a thieves' guild, and employed mostly rogues. However, those on the road behaved like wandering mercenary companies and comprised mostly priests.[1]

Members of the Golden Hands performed many tasks such as defending dwarven trade routes from brigands or monsters, ransoming dwarven hostages, and even raiding locations known to possess stolen dwarven goods. Critics accused them of mere thievery, but their goal was to protect dwarves and recover dwarven property taken through theft or fraud.[1][2]

They took just a small percentage of the recovered wealth in exchange for their services.[1]